| Blog Review 529 |
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| Written by Netsmith | |
| Friday, 07 March 2008 | |
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Another example of the lunacies to which the War on Drugs leads us. The banning of small plastic bags. On the rise of the minimum wage. It's not actually going to change the income of those on it very much: although it will cost businesses a great deal. Wat Tyler attends Parliament. So, just what are they going to do with all those 16-18 year olds who will be subjected to educational conscription? Umm, they haven't worked that out yet. As Milton Friedman said, there's nothing so permanent as a temporary government program. Government in Romania might be glaringly and obviously rent seeking, but it's only a matter of degree: this happens to some extent everywhere. Well, yes, although rent-avoiding rather than seeking might be the phrase here. And finally, could this be the reason for the low birth rate in Finland?
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